ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science
The Social-Psychological Impact of Dramatic Societal Events
In an era of 24-hour news, we are bombarded with tragedies and political and legal changes. These events seem to have a wide-reaching psychological impact. However, what does social psychology tell us? This symposium examines how social identities, moralization, partisanship, and the media shape experiences of dramatic societal events.
Chairs & Discussants
- Kyle RatnerChair
University of California, Santa Barbara
Presentations
- Psychological and Health Effects of the 2013 and 2015 U.S. Supreme Court Rulings on Same-Sex MarriageKyle Ratner, Sean Lane, William Ryan, Baldwin Way
- When Protests Turn Violent: The Roles of Moralization and Moral ConvergenceMorteza Dehghani, Joe Hoover, Marlon Mooijman
- Affective Responses to the U.S. Family Separation CrisisJonathon Schuldt, Peter Enns
- Broadcasting Stress: Media Coverage of Collective Trauma and Public HealthE. Alison Holman, Roxane Cohen Silver